View of a Rio Grande style weaving known as a jerga woven around 1885 by Francisco Antonio Gallegos in Arroyo Seco (Taos County), New Mexico. The striped rug has a central seam where two narrow weavings are sewn together.

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Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "Weaving from hand-made looms is a craft learned from early settlers. Francisco Antonio Gallegos wove jergas (textiles) and fresadas (blankets or coverlets). He wove this jerga in about 1885. (Courtesy of Hispanic Pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico)."; Scan of a photograph from: Hispanic pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico / Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2006. Source: Lorenzo Trujillo.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Source: loan, Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2010.; Title derived from inventory.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.